23 Jan 2012, AlertNet
'We are eager to move forward and start to use some of the products, especially conventional drought-tolerant maize lines, to develop an array of varieties in the country,' Godfrey Asea, a maize breeder and the WEMA-Uganda country coordinator told AlertNet...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | |||
| Drought | 3,600,770 | ||
| Flood | 14,077 | ||
| Landslide | 440 | ||
| Earthquake | 62,829 | ||
| Tsunami | |||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 2008 | 1,100,000 | |
| Flood | 2007 | 718,045 | |
| Drought | 1999 | 700,000 | |
| Drought | 2002 | 655,000 | |
| Drought | 1987 | 600,000 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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